Two rival parishes on the Greek island of Chios engage in a most unusual and dangerous Easter tradition that has been taking place quite possibly since the Ottoman era. The churches, which sit on... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by Rachel, Dylan and others

Lying right beneath the northern slope of Athens’s Acropolis is the ancient Athenian Agora. Walking through the Agora takes the visitor back through the place where Athens’s mighty heart once... »

Relics and Reliquaries, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by Sam Teicher and Dylan

The small Greek island of Samothraki is easily overlooked in the allure of the surrounding Aegean Sea. Covering only 180 sq. km and accessible only by ferry, the ancient ruins here lie mostly... »

Curious Places of Worship | Edited by A Facebook user, ronin and others

Although there were many oracles in ancient Greece, there is only one known oracle of the dead. It was an entryway to the underworld, and a place where the shades of the dead could - under special... »

Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Annetta

From Catholic rosaries to Buddhist japa mala, strings of beads handled methodically are thought to calm the mind and the spirit. The Greek komboloi are small strings, like bracelets, with stones.... »

Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by M Rebekah Otto and Dylan

For over 2000 years a shipwreck lay off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera, its hidden treasures slowly corroded by the Mediterranean. It wasn't until 1900 that sponge divers happened... »

Unique Collections, Inspired Inventions, Astounding Timepieces, Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech, Long Now Locations | Edited by Trevor, wythe and others

One of the most mysterious places in Athens is rarely ever visited. This is in part because there is so much superstition surrounding the mountainside of Pendeli that even modern people are... »

Curious Caves, Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills, Architectural Oddities, Long Now Locations, Curious Places of Worship, Subterranean Sites | Edited by travelmuse, wythe and others

Holy Mountain of Athos is a place out of time, a slice of history that might have never existed. Here, even the calendar is different from one used by the rest of the Greece. For most of its... »

Micro-Nations, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by stanestane

On the Greek island of Samos is a cave system that was once home and classroom to famous mathematician and philosopher, Pythagoras. The cave is located on Mount Kerkis, an extinct volcano that... »

Eccentric Homes, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by anhie, jubeard and others

Ancient Greek myth tells the tale of King Minos constructing an elaborate maze to contain the ghastly product of his wife’s adulterous bestiality: the flesh-eating, bull-man hybrid known as the... »

Curious Caves, Cultures and Civilizations , Mazes, Subterranean Sites | Edited by littlebrumble